Hi Leo,
I remember reading your post about the 7.8% discount you got through your family friend and said to myself I would be very content with just half that, so naturally over the moon to get more than twice the discount to what I had first hoped for!
The OTR price is £55325 with nearly every option selected apart from ceramic brakes, carbon engine cover, panoramic sunroof, top speed limit increase & the rear side airbags. To be more accurate, the discount represents 9.5% (give or take some small change) but I got included some accessories which brings it closer to 10%. It was a straightforward deal with no P/X. I currently have a A3 Sportback 2.0tfsi quattro which I‘ve had going on 8 years but that is for keeps until her time comes to be sent to the scrapheap.
The one thing that will most influence the level of discount you get, is simply who you speak to! And what best way to do this? By asking EVERYONE that holds a position to give you a discount! The deal I got wouldn’t have happened if it wasn’t for my perseverance as despite being told by most of the sales team at this particular dealership that either they would not discount or offer very little, I wasn’t discouraged. After a brief conversation with one sales exec, when the rest offered me nothing/little, he came back to me after about 20 mins and I struck gold with the said discount! I don’t know why I got as much as I did (didn’t want to ask and put doubts in their minds that this was good business for them) and can only guess their reasons. All I can say is this particular person definitely had the power of persuasion to get authority from the general/sales manager for such a considerable discount that maybe no other sale exec could have got, more astounding when I’ve never done business with them before. I experienced much the same with most other dealers, eg. one in London, 6 out of the 8 or so execs told me absolutely no discount but two others offering 4% & 5.5%. It really is pot luck!
Something to be mindful of when you‘re searching around for discounts, the dealers are very conscious of how far you reside from them (rightfully so) and are less likely to offer a good discount if you live further afield than say 50 miles as they take into account what they might also earn from your loyalty, such as having the car serviced with them etc. so this will all be factored into any discount.
For anyone interested and wants the car asap!... Bristol Audi are due in November a RS3 saloon in Ara blue with Lunar silver SSS. The original customer who ordered has been in discussion with the dealer about cancelling due to a change in their personal circumstances. If this happens, the dealer is offering the car at a discount, there was no mention of how much and I didn't enquire further once I learnt it was missing one thing that I really want (hill hold assist) and one thing I really don't want (pano roof). If there is any interested parties, I will try and retrieve the contact details of the person from sales that informed me of this.
